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Protecting The Value Of Long-Term Care Insurance
Today, U.S. Senators Mel Martinez (R-FL) and Herb Kohl (D-WI) of the Special Committee on Aging examined the long-term care insurance industry. The high cost of long-term care and the current economic instability are creating significant financial planning challenges for baby-boomers, seniors, and individual states. The committee discussed the industry"s current limitations and how to prepare for the growing number of seniors who will be in need of long-term care.

Drugs That Fight 2009 H1N1 Influenza A Swine Flu To Be Screened By SRI International
SRI International, an independent, nonprofit research and development organization, has announced that that it will screen a library of well-characterized drugs against the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus, previously known as "swine flu." The work will be performed under a re contract from the Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) in the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.
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Model For New Generation Of Blood Vessels Challenged
In-growth and new generation of blood vessels, which must take place if a wound is to heal or a tumor is to grow, have been thought to occur through a branching and further growth of a vessel against a chemical gradient of growth factors. Now a research team at Uppsala University and its University Hospital has shown that mechanical forces are considerably more important than was previously thought. The findings, published today in the journal Nature Medicine, open up a new field for developing treatments.
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Martinez: Medicare Fraud Fight Worthy Of Joint Agency Operation

U.S. Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) commended the Departments of Justice (DoJ) and Health and Human Services (HHS) for their decision to focus on detecting, preventing, and prosecuting Medicare fraud cases. "Medicare fraud is out of control - especially in my home state of Florida. Billions of dollars are lost every year to health care fraud - dollars that could otherwise be used to help care for the elderly and disabled. Any action to combat fraud is a good step," said Martinez, lead Republican on the Senate"s Special Committee on Aging. "Now Congress needs to act to provide the tools necessary to better identify fraud early and stem the tide of fraud that DoJ and other law enforcement agencies must later investigate and prosecute." This month, Senator Martinez introduced the Seniors and Taxpayers Obligation Protection or "STOP" act, which will work to reduce the billions of taxpayer dollars stolen every year by creating Medicare fraud prevention and detection systems. In particular, the STOP Act would protect seniors and doctors from identity theft, keep criminals from becoming Medicare providers, and strengthen data mining and matching to catch criminals currently in Medicare in real time. It would require the HHS to no longer use Social Security Numbers as the Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) on Medicare cards, thus reducing fraud and identity theft among seniors. The STOP Act will also help to improve HHS"s detection methods and place billing statements under increased scrutiny. "DoJ and HHS"s focus on Medicare fraud sends a signal to criminals and those contemplating engaging in fraud that there is a significant price to pay for committing Medicare fraud. I look forward to working with them and my colleagues in Congress to support strong fraud-fighting measures as we seek to reform health care," said Martinez. The Office of Senator Mel Martinez


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